The Chinese Ministry of Defense refers to the use of force to attack the Chinese civilian unmanned airship. The Ministry of National Defense expressed solemn protest on this and said that it reserved the right to dispose of similar situations to use the necessary means.

A spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Defense Tan Kefei on Sunday (February 5) said through the "Ministry of Defense" WeChat public account: "The United States uses force to attack our civilian unmanned airship, which is an obvious excessive reaction."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China earlier (February 5) also pointed out that the United States had excessive response and used force to attack the civil unmanned airship. China expressed strong dissatisfaction and protest, and said that it would retain further necessary reactions to react further reactions.s right.

The United States refers to the unmanned airship as a spy balloon, and fighters fighters launched missiles on Saturday (4th) to shoot down this balloon.

U.S. President Biden said he ordered the balloon down on Wednesday (February 1), and the five -corner building suggested that the balloon will not be hit over the open water to prevent civilians from being hit by fragments.The balloon was eventually shot down outside the south Caronona on the east coast of the United States.